GENIUS FORUMS

Climate change is a far more serious issue than human rights. You're entitled to your opinion, but I disagree. In my view a basic level of human dignity and quality of life, which includes freedom of speech and freedom of thought (what I call "rights") - is the most important thing. Wides...

jupiviv: "Oneness realisation" doesn't exclude awareness of "other". I am aware of things other than myself, as are you (demonstrably so, since you're having a conversation with me and expressing disagreement). How does that contradict oneness? But I am not having a conversation...

But what determines the depth of an illusion? It's the stakes of what discovering reality means for a specific person in a specific situation, not the premisses of whatever specific illusion is covering that up. You're here still talking about illusions having depths or degrees. No I'm saying the q...

I assume 'rhizomic' suggests harmonic or flowing or merging or synergy of things or view but within this synergy of non-specific direction of spirit movement, there is a progression of awareness of the 'totality/completeness' of its inter-relatedness or inter-subjectivity that is expressed via word...

But what determines the depth of an illusion? It's the stakes of what discovering reality means for a specific person in a specific situation, not the premisses of whatever specific illusion is covering that up. This can also apply to how much attention is given to one subject over another. What so...

NB to finicky Dutch admin - this ***does not*** belong in worldly affairs. Freelosophy of Saiyans, my dude. The title is a bit misleading. I'm only going to talk about New Atheism, and specifically Sam Harris' mongoloid ass-pinions about religion. I've been planning on making youtube videos for a d...

It makes perfect sense. Most people have no knowledge or awareness of the core illusion of maya because their minds are continuously being distracted by the more superficial illusions of their daily lives. Illusions can't be more or less superficial, nor conceal other illusions. Those are flatly se...

Rhett: "African", is human characteristics, is DNA based, is a group, is a race concept. It is not "racist" to make these distinctions, to conduct studies, or to talk about such differences in an appropriate manner and context. Jupiviv: Ah yes the old define "African" ...

By far and away the biggest issue confronting us is climate change and the world-wide destruction of the environment. That's just a personal opinion. Others would say that the biggest issue confronting us is freedom of speech and basic human rights. Without these, the environment doesn't matter tha...

Pam Seeback: Why battle ten demons when you can battle one? jupiviv: It's a continuous battle with many forms of the same delusion. Fair enough, but at some point, weariness of battling the many forms of the same delusion sets in. Don't get me wrong, the weariness to which I refer is a necessary pa...

There is no core illusion apart from specific illusions, just like there is no infinite apart from finite things. You’re still not getting it. Keep saying that and I'm sure it will naturally begin to permeate your life and eventually nudge you towards a deeply reasoned breakthrough into non-existen...

jupiviv: Fine, there is one primary delusion. But this one delusion will take many different guises throughout your life and you have to clear all of them away. Why battle ten demons when you can battle one? It's a continuous battle with many forms of the same delusion. When you are reasoning somet...

A “specific delusion” can refer to maya (the core illusion of inherent existence) There is no core illusion apart from specific illusions, just like there is no infinite apart from finite things. A core illusion in the literal sense would be a reality concealed by lesser illusions , which makes no ...

jupiviv: Logic means beings aware of things: Pam Seeback : I read this as meaning to be aware of distinction. Which can be applied to mundane things as well as spiritual things, i.e, the logic of a dog on a couch or the logic of dependent origination. jupiviv: And since logic applies to both types ...

Belittling the use of logic to methodically eliminate all delusions from the mind does not make one a superior man. Logic can not be used to eliminate all delusions, methodically or otherwise. You're flat out wrong here. It can only eliminate *specific* delusions, temporarily, if other conditions a...

Avolith wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:58 amdo you want to talk or do you want to put on your big pants all the time.

Okay then. Try to figure out what's worrying you without expecting it to go away. Unchain your thoughts from your desire to reach a preferred destination and they will find the correct one eventually.

Logic means beings aware of things: I read this as meaning to be aware of distinction. Which can be applied to mundane things as well as spiritual things, i.e, the logic of a dog on a couch or the logic of dependent origination. And since logic applies to both types of things in the same way the di...

Unhappiness is bound to be the norm in the kind of project that QRS ideally should be (and instead merely simulates, as I claim). If you reject the values of other people, i.e. the way they interact with the world and each other, then they will reject you. To the extent possible, you have to think ...

Jupiviv I find your points on passion versus unhappiness/depression in relation to finding truth also resonate with my experience. They seem contradictory, yet both necessary. I ask myself, do they interact somehow, do they fuel eachother? Unhappiness is bound to be the norm in the kind of project ...

jupiviv: Like all things, consciousness may increase or decrease depending on various factors. But there is no special absolute truth/s that can transform a consciousness of the sort described above into a deeper, more robust form. Which is to say, one that doesn't flinch before pain, loss and suff...

Again, the problem is the criticism you offer is incoherent, which makes it ineffective. There is nothing for me to grab hold of and respond to. Bullshit. I'll admit the essay is poorly written in places because I wrote it all in one stretch, but nothing in it's incoherent. Ok, maybe I'm being a bi...

True wisdom, then, is no more than a consistent belief in the value of honesty. I must stress that it is a belief and not the logical conclusion of reasoning about "absolute truths". Reason cannot tell us why we should use reason. Nor can our usage of reason in one instance carry over to ...

The other day, Vishesh made the observation in the Trump thread that: while you seem to offer “interesting insights and information that showcases a breadth of literature", the impressions you tend to leave are “thoroughly immemorable". He couldn't have put it any more succinctly. This ha...

"African", is human characteristics, is DNA based, is a group, is a race concept. It is not "racist" to make these distinctions, to conduct studies, or to talk about such differences in an appropriate manner and context. Ah yes the old define "African" in a racist way ...

Previously on "Serious discussions about important issues" we tried to figure out what truth is, and failed miserably. I admitted my failure openly. Others did not, and the vile impostor David Quinn even went so far as to vomit up as lecherous a concept as "absolute" truth! These...